Robert Kagan: Most Recent Articles and Archiveshttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_robert-kaganGet the latest articles from Robert Kagan articles and view preview articles in the Robert Kagan archive from The Washington Post.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanySat, 28 Feb 2015 14:58:08 GMTSat, 28 Feb 2015 14:58:08 GMT5Robert Kagan: Most Recent Articles and Archiveshttp://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_robert-kaganAt what price Netanyahu?http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/43e146a8/sc/7/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cat0Ewhat0Eprice0Enetanyahu0C20A150C0A20C270C96f9efae0Ebe810E11e40Eb2740Ee520A9a3bc9a90Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htmDo we really need the Israeli prime minister to appear before Congress to explain the dangers and pitfalls of certain prospective deals on Iran’s nuclear weapons programs? Would we not know otherwise? Have the U.S. critics of those prospective deals lost their voice? Are they shy about expressing their concerns? Are they inarticulate or incompetent? Do they lack the wherewithal to get their message out? Read full article &#62;&#62;<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/43e146a8/sc/7/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/222166638313/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/43e146a8/sc/7/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/222166638313/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/43e146a8/sc/7/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/222166638313/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/43e146a8/sc/7/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/222166638313/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/43e146a8/sc/7/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/222166638313/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/43e146a8/sc/7/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/222166638313/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/43e146a8/sc/7/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/222166638313/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/43e146a8/sc/7/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/222166638313/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/43e146a8/sc/7/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/222166638313/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/43e146a8/sc/7/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:34:45 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/at-what-price-netanyahu/2015/02/27/96f9efae-be81-11e4-b274-e5209a3bc9a9_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert KaganFive reasons Netanyahu should not address Congresshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/42d9570a/sc/7/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cfive0Ereasons0Enetanyahu0Eshould0Enot0Eaddress0Econgress0C20A150C0A10C290C1c8c66a40Ea7e10E11e40Ea0A6b0E9df20A0A2b86a0A0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htmHere are five reasons Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should politely decline House Speaker John Boehner’s invitation to address a joint session of Congress:● It’s inappropriate. It doesn’t matter what good allies the United States and Israel are, and it doesn’t matter how bad relations may be between Netanyahu and President Obama. Allies don’t go big-footing around in each other’s politics. It also doesn’t matter how worthy the cause. In 1793, when Citizen Genêt traveled through the United States, drumming up support for revolutionary France (and overtly violating President George Washington’s policy of U.S. neutrality), he no doubt thought it was a worthy cause — and so did the many Americans, including numerous Jeffersonian Republicans and Washington opponents, who welcomed him with open arms. But it was an unacceptable intrusion into the U.S. political system. Thomas Jefferson himself, then secretary of state, took Washington’s side.Read full article &#62;&#62;<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/42d9570a/sc/7/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/216444667911/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/42d9570a/sc/7/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/216444667911/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/42d9570a/sc/7/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/216444667911/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/42d9570a/sc/7/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/216444667911/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/42d9570a/sc/7/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/216444667911/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/42d9570a/sc/7/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/216444667911/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/42d9570a/sc/7/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/216444667911/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/42d9570a/sc/7/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/216444667911/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/42d9570a/sc/7/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/216444667911/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/42d9570a/sc/7/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 30 Jan 2015 01:02:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-reasons-netanyahu-should-not-address-congress/2015/01/29/1c8c66a4-a7e1-11e4-a06b-9df2002b86a0_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert KaganRobert Kagan: Obama should take another look at some U.S. foreign policy ‘failures’http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/400aebfc/sc/1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crobert0Ekagan0Eobama0Eshould0Etake0Eanother0Elook0Eat0Esome0Eus0Eforeign0Epolicy0Efailures0C20A140C10A0C310Cebecd42c0E611b0E11e40E91f70E5d89b5e8c2510Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htmWhat qualifies as “success” in foreign policy? The question has arisen lately because of a CIA report apparently prepared for President Obama looking into whether the United States has ever had success supporting insurgents against unfriendly governments. The report was ordered up to inform the president’s deliberations on whether and how much support to give to the Syrian opposition. According to the New York Times, the president wanted to know, “Did this ever work?” The answer CIA analysts gave was, essentially, no. And the president was persuaded. As he commented in an interview with the New Yorker, “Very early in this process, I actually asked the CIA to analyze examples of America financing and supplying arms to an insurgency in a country that actually worked out well. And they couldn’t come up with much.” Read full article &#62;&#62;<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/400aebfc/sc/1/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/211509349955/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/400aebfc/sc/1/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/211509349955/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/400aebfc/sc/1/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/211509349955/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/400aebfc/sc/1/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/211509349955/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/400aebfc/sc/1/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/211509349955/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/400aebfc/sc/1/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/211509349955/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/400aebfc/sc/1/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/211509349955/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/400aebfc/sc/1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/211509349955/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/400aebfc/sc/1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/211509349955/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/400aebfc/sc/1/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 23:33:44 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-kagan-obama-should-take-another-look-at-some-us-foreign-policy-failures/2014/10/31/ebecd42c-611b-11e4-91f7-5d89b5e8c251_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert KaganU.S. needs a discussion on when, not whether, to use forcehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/3c88f1b1/sc/38/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crobert0Ekagan0Eus0Eneeds0Ea0Ediscussion0Eon0Ewhen0Enot0Ewhether0Eto0Euse0Eforce0C20A140C0A70C150Cf8bcf1160E0Ab650E11e40E83410Eb80A72b1e73480Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htmWas the Iraq war the greatest strategic error in recent decades, as some pundits have suggested recently? The simple answer is no. That honor belongs to the failure to take action against al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden before the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 Americans on U.S. soil on Sept. 11, 2001. And if one wants to go back a few decades further, it was the failure to stop Hitler in Europe and to deter war with Japan, failures that dwarf both Iraq and Vietnam in terms of their tragic consequences and the cost in lives and treasure.Read full article &#62;&#62;<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/3c88f1b1/sc/38/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/199120471879/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/3c88f1b1/sc/38/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/199120471879/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/3c88f1b1/sc/38/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/199120471879/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/3c88f1b1/sc/38/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/199120471879/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/3c88f1b1/sc/38/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/199120471879/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/3c88f1b1/sc/38/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/199120471879/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/3c88f1b1/sc/38/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/199120471879/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/3c88f1b1/sc/38/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/199120471879/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/3c88f1b1/sc/38/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/199120471879/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/3c88f1b1/sc/38/a2t.img" border="0"/>covert operationsDemocratic PartyGeorge H.W. BushWed, 16 Jul 2014 00:50:33 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-kagan-us-needs-a-discussion-on-when-not-whether-to-use-force/2014/07/15/f8bcf116-0b65-11e4-8341-b8072b1e7348_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert KaganRobert Kagan: Why the United States shouldn’t support Egypt’s ruling generalshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/39f89a21/sc/1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crobert0Ekagan0Ewhy0Ethe0Eunited0Estates0Eshouldnt0Esupport0Eegypts0Eruling0Egenerals0C20A140C0A50C0A10Ce7a740A3e0Ed1540E11e30E9e250E188ebe1fa93b0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htmOne wonders how much further the United States will allow itself to be dragged down into the deepening abyss that is today’s Egypt. Those in the Obama administration and Congress who favor continued U.S. military aid to the dictatorship in Cairo insist that although such aid may run counter to American ideals, it does serve American interests. I would argue the contrary, that American interests are being harmed every day that support continues.Read full article &#62;&#62;<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/39f89a21/sc/1/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195505371663/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/39f89a21/sc/1/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195505371663/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/39f89a21/sc/1/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195505371663/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/39f89a21/sc/1/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195505371663/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/39f89a21/sc/1/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195505371663/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/39f89a21/sc/1/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195505371663/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/39f89a21/sc/1/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195505371663/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/39f89a21/sc/1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/195505371663/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/39f89a21/sc/1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/195505371663/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/39f89a21/sc/1/a2t.img" border="0"/>Barack Obamamilitary coupMuslim BrotherhoodFri, 02 May 2014 00:10:14 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-kagan-why-the-united-states-shouldnt-support-egypts-ruling-generals/2014/05/01/e7a7403e-d154-11e3-9e25-188ebe1fa93b_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert KaganPresident Obama’s foreign policy paradoxhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/38a7adb3/sc/1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cpresident0Eobamas0Eforeign0Epolicy0Eparadox0C20A140C0A30C260Cc5284c2e0Eb4f80E11e30E8cb60E2840A52554d740Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htmWhether one likes President Obama’s conduct of foreign policy or not, the common assumption is that the administration is at least giving the American people the foreign policy they want. The majority of Americans have opposed any meaningful U.S. role in Syria, have wanted to lessen U.S. involvement in the Middle East generally, are eager to see the “tide of war” recede and would like to focus on “nation-building at home.” Until now, the president generally has catered to and encouraged this public mood, so one presumes that he has succeeded, if nothing else, in gaining the public’s approval.Read full article &#62;&#62;<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/38a7adb3/sc/1/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/193012415763/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/38a7adb3/sc/1/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/193012415763/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/38a7adb3/sc/1/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/193012415763/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/38a7adb3/sc/1/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/193012415763/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/38a7adb3/sc/1/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/193012415763/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/38a7adb3/sc/1/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/193012415763/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/38a7adb3/sc/1/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/193012415763/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/38a7adb3/sc/1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/193012415763/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/38a7adb3/sc/1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/193012415763/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/38a7adb3/sc/1/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 27 Mar 2014 00:10:35 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/president-obamas-foreign-policy-paradox/2014/03/26/c5284c2e-b4f8-11e3-8cb6-284052554d74_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert KaganA changing world order?http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/33bda658/sc/24/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ca0Echanging0Eworld0Eorder0C20A130C110C150C4ce39d1a0E489a0E11e30Eb6f80E3782ff6cb7690Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htmBy most measures, reports of America’s declining power, relative to the rest of the world, have again proved premature. The U.S. economy increasingly seems to be on an upswing. The United States remains among the world’s safest and most attractive investments. The shale gas revolution is transforming America into an energy giant of the future. The dollar, once slated for oblivion, seems destined to remain the world’s reserve currency for some time to come. American military power, even amid current budget cuts, remains unmatched in quantity and quality.Read full article &#62;&#62;<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/33bda658/sc/24/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/180264218320/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/33bda658/sc/24/kg/375/rc/1/rc.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/180264218320/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/33bda658/sc/24/kg/375/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/180264218320/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/33bda658/sc/24/kg/375/rc/2/rc.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/180264218320/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/33bda658/sc/24/kg/375/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/180264218320/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/33bda658/sc/24/kg/375/rc/3/rc.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/180264218320/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/33bda658/sc/24/kg/375/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/180264218320/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/33bda658/kg/375/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/180264218320/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/33bda658/kg/375/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/180264218320/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/33bda658/kg/375/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sat, 16 Nov 2013 00:40:31 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-changing-world-order/2013/11/15/4ce39d1a-489a-11e3-b6f8-3782ff6cb769_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert KaganThe U.S. is complicit in Egyptian military’s actionshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2f739257/sc/20/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cthe0Eus0Eis0Ecomplicit0Ein0Eegyptian0Emilitarys0Eactions0C20A130C0A80C0A10Cf0Ad5235c0Efac60E11e20E9bde0E7ddaa186b7510Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htmTwice last month, the Egyptian military opened fire on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, killing more than 100 people. A few days ago, the military’s leader, Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, asked Egyptians to go into the streets and give him a popular “mandate” to fight “terrorism.” On Wednesday, the military-backed government ordered security forces to break up protests in Cairo. Read full article &#62;&#62;<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2f739257/sc/20/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/172488239303/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2f739257/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/172488239303/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2f739257/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/172488239303/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2f739257/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>political processsvforeignAl-QaedaThomas L. FriedmanThu, 01 Aug 2013 22:42:02 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-us-is-complicit-in-egyptian-militarys-actions/2013/08/01/f0d5235c-fac6-11e2-9bde-7ddaa186b751_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert KaganIn Egypt, it’s past time for the Obama administration to use what power the U.S. hashttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2e465ad7/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cin0Eegypt0Eits0Epast0Etime0Efor0Ethe0Eobama0Eadministration0Eto0Euse0Ewhat0Epower0Ethe0Eus0Ehas0C20A130C0A70C0A50C86e0Abd0Aa0Ee5a20E11e20Eaef30E339619eab0A80A0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htmThe United States has generally been a great force for the promotion of democracy around the world. But no one should be surprised that President Obama winked at last week’s military coup in Egypt. American support for democracy has never been consistent. The United States backed many “friendly” dictators throughout the 20th century and even toppled democratically elected governments or winked at coups against them — as Eisenhower did in the case of Mossadegh in Iran and Arbenz in Guatemala, and as Nixon did in the case of Allende in Chile. Read full article &#62;&#62;<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2e465ad7/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165668407249/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2e465ad7/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165668407249/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2e465ad7/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165668407249/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2e465ad7/a2t.img" border="0"/>national economyGeorge W. BushInternational Monetary FundSVFOREIGNSat, 06 Jul 2013 00:22:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/in-egypt-its-past-time-for-the-obama-administration-to-use-what-power-the-us-has/2013/07/05/86e0bd0a-e5a2-11e2-aef3-339619eab080_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert KaganImmigration reform can prove U.S. strength and securityhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2d4fca0a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cimmigration0Ereform0Ecan0Eprove0Eus0Estrength0Eand0Esecurity0C20A130C0A60C140Ca3a9df70A0Ed5170E11e20Ea73e0E826d299ff4590Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htmThe debate over immigration will tell us a lot about the state of the national psyche. How do Americans feel about themselves and their nation? Are they confident or insecure? Do they want to go out and compete in new ways in a more competitive world, or do they want to try to shield themselves from the world’s new challenges? Are they in a declinist mode or a revivalist mode? Is the predominant sentiment one of fear or national assertiveness?Read full article &#62;&#62;<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2d4fca0a/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666661194/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2d4fca0a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666661194/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2d4fca0a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165666661194/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2d4fca0a/a2t.img" border="0"/>John McCainUS SenateSVBUSimmigration policySat, 15 Jun 2013 01:49:52 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/immigration-reform-can-prove-us-strength-and-security/2013/06/14/a3a9df70-d517-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert KaganTime to get tough with Egypt and Morsihttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/28c889e4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ctime0Eto0Eget0Etough0Ewith0Eegypt0Eand0Emorsi0C20A130C0A20C20A0C7e1343c60E7aba0E11e20E82e80E61a46c2cde3d0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htmPresident Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry need to pay attention to Egypt — now. The most populous Arab country, poster child of the Arab Spring, faces a looming economic crisis and a widespread breakdown in law and order, including increasingly prevalent crime and rape. Either will cripple Egypt’s faltering effort to become a stable democracy. Read full article &#62;&#62;<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/28c889e4/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158919767751/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/28c889e4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158919767751/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/28c889e4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158919767751/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/28c889e4/a2t.img" border="0"/>non-governmental organizationInternational Monetary FundJohn KerryThu, 21 Feb 2013 01:02:01 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/time-to-get-tough-with-egypt-and-morsi/2013/02/20/7e1343c6-7aba-11e2-82e8-61a46c2cde3d_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, Michele DunneRobert Kagan: Rand Paul’s conventional dissent on foreign policyhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/28593549/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crobert0Ekagan0Erand0Epauls0Econventional0Edissent0Eon0Eforeign0Epolicy0C20A130C0A20C0A70C4a378b440E71590E11e20Eac360E3d8d9dcaa2e20Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htmPeople who care about U.S. foreign policy should be grateful for Rand Paul. From his new perch on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and in what may be a sign of a future run for the White House, he wants to spark a national discussion about the United States’ role in the world and to challenge what he regards as a broad bipartisan consensus that has gone unchallenged for too long. Read full article &#62;&#62;<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/28593549/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155985025222/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/28593549/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155985025222/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/28593549/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155985025222/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/28593549/a2t.img" border="0"/>Rand PaulNational Endowment for Democracynuclear weaponFri, 08 Feb 2013 01:27:27 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-kagan-rand-pauls-conventional-dissent-on-foreign-policy/2013/02/07/4a378b44-7159-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert KaganRobert Kagan: U.S. can’t ignore the Middle Easthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/25ca87d2/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crobert0Ekagan0Eus0Ecant0Eignore0Ethe0Emiddle0Eeast0C20A120C110C20A0Ca2b4ede0A0E33310E11e20Ebfd50Ee20A2b6d7b50A10Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htmABU DHABIThe recurrent theme at the Sir Bani Yas Forum, hosted by the United Arab Emirates and Chatham House here last weekend, was, Where is the United States? As the conference opened, Israel had just begun launching strikes in Gaza in response to the missile attacks from Hamas; Syria’s civil war raged with no end in sight; answers to the growing challenge of Iran remained elusive; and the course of Egypt’s political evolution had many concerned.Read full article &#62;&#62;<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/25ca87d2/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659711510/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/25ca87d2/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659711510/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/25ca87d2/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148659711510/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/25ca87d2/a2t.img" border="0"/>Hillary Clintonnuclear weaponHamasWed, 21 Nov 2012 00:28:46 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-kagan-us-cant-ignore-the-middle-east/2012/11/20/a2b4ede0-3331-11e2-bfd5-e202b6d7b501_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert KaganRobert Kagan: Scapegoating Susan Rice does America no goodhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/25aa8607/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crobert0Ekagan0Escapegoating0Esusan0Erice0Edoes0Eamerica0Eno0Egood0C20A120C110C160Cdfc0A0A2240E30A0Ac0E11e20Ea30Ae0E5ca76eeec8570Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htmSince the challenges confronting U.S. foreign policy in President Obama’s second term are going to be significant — with moments of decision looming on Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, the fighting in Gaza and more — it would be helpful to get this next phase started on a reasonably bipartisan footing.Read full article &#62;&#62;<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/25aa8607/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659940724/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/25aa8607/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659940724/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/25aa8607/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148659940724/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/25aa8607/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:39:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-kagan-scapegoating-susan-rice-does-america-no-good/2012/11/16/dfc00224-300c-11e2-a30e-5ca76eeec857_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert KaganRobert Kagan: The fiscal crisis puts national security at riskhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2582998c/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crobert0Ekagan0Ethe0Efiscal0Ecliff0Eputs0Enational0Esecurity0Eat0Erisk0C20A120C110C120C32afc0A840E2ce60E11e20Ea99d0E5c420A3af7b7a0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htmIn the interest of national security, and the preservation of the world order the United States has upheld and benefited from since World War II, Republicans and Democrats must make the necessary compromises and agree on a deal to address the nation’s fiscal crisis in both the near and the long term.Read full article &#62;&#62;<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2582998c/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659361491/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2582998c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659361491/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2582998c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148659361491/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2582998c/a2t.img" border="0"/>international affairsLeon PanettaU.S. CongressMon, 12 Nov 2012 18:26:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-kagan-the-fiscal-cliff-puts-national-security-at-risk/2012/11/12/32afc084-2ce6-11e2-a99d-5c4203af7b7a_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert KaganRobert Kagan: The proper U.S. response to Cairo embassy attackhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2365b914/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crobert0Ekagan0Ethe0Eproper0Eus0Eresponse0Eto0Ecairo0Eembassy0Eattack0C20A120C0A90C130C64aee4ac0Efdb10E11e10Eb1530E21850A9a954e10Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htmA handful of Republicans pushed Wednesday to cut off aid to Libya and Egypt. Fortunately, most Republicans and Democrats in Congress reject the idea. In Libya, the government is largely secular and pro-American. It is also weak and unable to preserve order against the many forces — from remnants of the Gaddafi era to radical Islamic militants — that challenge its authority. Cutting off support isn’t the answer. If anything, we should be increasing assistance, especially security assistance, to help Libyans make their country safer, for themselves and us. Read full article &#62;&#62;<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2365b914/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172101/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2365b914/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172101/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2365b914/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172101/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2365b914/a2t.img" border="0"/>international communityDavid IgnatiusInternational Monetary FundThu, 13 Sep 2012 18:35:45 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-kagan-the-proper-us-response-to-cairo-embassy-attack/2012/09/13/64aee4ac-fdb1-11e1-b153-218509a954e1_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert KaganA bill that cracks down on Russian corruptionhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/228449ca/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csergei0Emagnitsky0Ebill0Eaddresses0Erussia0Ecorruption0Ehead0Eon0C20A120C0A50C0A20CgJQAy8cbJV0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled today to take up the most consequential piece of legislation in years related to Russia: the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4405ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4405ih.pdf" target="_blank">Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012</a>. With strong bipartisan support, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/senate-holds-russia-magnitsky-bill-hearing/2011/12/13/gIQAI5EbsO_story.html">Magnitsky bill</a> is the most serious U.S. effort to address human rights and the rule of law in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/228449ca/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172100/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/228449ca/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172100/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/228449ca/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172100/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/228449ca/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sergey LavrovUS Senatehuman rightsWed, 06 Jun 2012 23:28:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/05/02/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, David J. KramerA bill that cracks down on Russian corruptionhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/22834373/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csergei0Emagnitsky0Ebill0Eaddresses0Erussia0Ecorruption0Ehead0Eon0C1970A0C0A10C0A10C7849a41c0Eaf3b0E11e10E80Aac0Edab76d0Ae77c0A0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled today to take up the most consequential piece of legislation in years related to Russia: the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4405ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4405ih.pdf" target="_blank">Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012</a>. With strong bipartisan support, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/senate-holds-russia-magnitsky-bill-hearing/2011/12/13/gIQAI5EbsO_story.html">Magnitsky bill</a> is the most serious U.S. effort to address human rights and the rule of law in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/22834373/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172098/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/22834373/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172098/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/22834373/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172098/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/22834373/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sergey LavrovUS Senatehuman rightsWed, 06 Jun 2012 23:28:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/1970/01/01/7849a41c-af3b-11e1-80ac-dab76d0e77c0_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, David J. KramerA bill that cracks down on Russian corruptionhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/228004fe/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csergei0Emagnitsky0Ebill0Eaddresses0Erussia0Ecorruption0Ehead0Eon0C20A120C0A40C0A60CgJQAy8cbJV0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled today to take up the most consequential piece of legislation in years related to Russia: the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4405ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4405ih.pdf" target="_blank">Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012</a>. With strong bipartisan support, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/senate-holds-russia-magnitsky-bill-hearing/2011/12/13/gIQAI5EbsO_story.html">Magnitsky bill</a> is the most serious U.S. effort to address human rights and the rule of law in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/228004fe/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172096/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/228004fe/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172096/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/228004fe/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172096/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/228004fe/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sergey LavrovUS Senatehuman rightsWed, 06 Jun 2012 23:28:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/04/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, David J. KramerA bill that cracks down on Russian corruptionhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/227500a7/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csergei0Emagnitsky0Ebill0Eaddresses0Erussia0Ecorruption0Ehead0Eon0C20A120C0A70C0A60CgJQAy8cbJV0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled today to take up the most consequential piece of legislation in years related to Russia: the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4405ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4405ih.pdf" target="_blank">Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012</a>. With strong bipartisan support, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/senate-holds-russia-magnitsky-bill-hearing/2011/12/13/gIQAI5EbsO_story.html">Magnitsky bill</a> is the most serious U.S. effort to address human rights and the rule of law in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/227500a7/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172094/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/227500a7/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172094/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/227500a7/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172094/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/227500a7/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sergey LavrovUS Senatehuman rightsWed, 06 Jun 2012 23:28:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/07/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, David J. Kramer